Restless Mind


I stand up here and sit down there,
  I close my eyes, I do despair,
   A topic I want, a post to share,
    My mind is blank – there’s nothing there!
     I look to the walls, and sit and stare,
      I check the mirror, I check my hair,
       (It’s looking good! I do declare,
        The back is dark, the front is fair)
         But my mind is blank, there’s nothing there
          A topic I want, a post to share…
           Please forgive me if I swear
            Although I won’t, I’ll take great care,
             I’ll pluck a subject from thin air
              As my mind is blank, and nothing’s there
               And I want a topic for a post to share.
                It’s not the time to mention Molière,
                 And 1642, when he was there,
                  Or my friend Michelle, who was an au pair,
                   Nor Ramsey, my imaginary koala bear,
                    Or even the rising cost of gel for hair
                      …I don’t know why I put that there…
                       I need a subject, a topic to share
                        My mind is blank, there’s nothing there
                         This isn’t nice, it isn’t fair!
                          The post’s nearly done, and where oh where
                           Is the subject, the thread, of this castle in the air
                            Of a post written totally unaware
                             Without direction, or time to prepare
                              As my mind is blank, there’s nothing there…
                               I need to type a post to share
                                My thoughts, which could be anywhere
                                 They’re not with me, upon this chair
                                  I close my eyes, I do despair,
                                   But, I’m sorry if you’ve read this far
                                    My mind is blank, there’s nothing there
                                     No post to share
                                      I’m sorry. Please take care…
                                       I’ll blame it on that solar flare,
                                        Or the Health Questionnaire –
                                         Which I’ve remembered is on a stair
                                           And it should be here, not over there!

Hopefully, normal service will be resumed for tomorrow’s post!

24 responses to “Restless Mind”

  1. Visionkeeper avatar
    Visionkeeper

    FYI….Hey T….I actually look at all the pictures I have collected from the internet every morning and when one grabs me I begin to see a story come forth. If I didn’t have the pictures to look at to put ideas into my head can’t imagine writing everyday….Good luck friend….VK

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    1. Visionkeeper avatar
      Visionkeeper

      Thought this was right on the mark….
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJYRtOPUonA

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    2. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Hi VK, sometimes I do look at pictures, but as I’m using a new PC at the moment, I haven’t actually got that many stored right now… as time goes on, I will acquire some! It’s true though, that saying, every picture tells a story!

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  2. Andra Watkins avatar

    Tom, you have the most creative writer’s block I’ve ever seen.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Andra, but last night I wasn’t really that creative. This post is a repost of one that I wrote back in the day (so I was creative back then, I suppose!)… all I did yesterday was alter the layout of the text and changed a few words from the original… I really was stumped for something to post!

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  3. prenin avatar

    I’m with Andra on this one Tom – you did a lovely job! 🙂

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Prenin. This is a repost of an old one, so I kind of cheated a little here, but I did write it first time around when I couldn’t think of anything! It gets very confusing!

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      1. prenin avatar

        No worries, it still reads pretty good! 🙂

        Also Kudos for your honesty!!! 🙂

        God Bless!

        Prenin.

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  4. shreejacob avatar

    Your posts on nothing are absolutely wonderful! haha..not to say that your posts with a topic is not wonderful….;)

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Shree… I do tend to post about nothing quite a lot, don’t I?! 😉

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  5. lameadventures avatar

    That was inspired writer’s block, Tom. I think you very much had something there all along.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      When I wrote this post the first time around I did, LA. Last night I couldn’t think of anything so had to fall back on a repost – although I did change the layout and a few of the words… apart from that inspiration was a bit thin on the ground for me yesterday!

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  6. Deb avatar

    That’s writer’s block…surely you jest. I loved it, and it made me giggle. 😉

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Deb, I’m glad that you liked it. It was writer’s block yesterday, but this post was something I wrote a good few months back when I had a similar problem, so I cheated a little and reposted it!

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  7. aFrankAngle avatar

    Oh my … that’s fabulous! Wish I had that kind of creativity.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Frank – although so do I for yesterday as well! This is a repost of an earlier post I wrote when I was struggling for something back then!

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      1. aFrankAngle avatar

        Whatever works. 🙂

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          Well, it helped, anyway! 😀

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  8. Diane Henders avatar

    This is the best “I don’t have anything to write” blog post I’ve ever read! Love the way your mind (doesn’t) work. 🙂

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Diane! My mind most definitely wasn’t working yesterday, and this is a repost of an earlier one I wrote when I had similar troubles thinking!

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  9. Let's CUT the Crap! avatar

    Great verse and unique presentation!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Tess. I wanted it to look different from when I last posted it!

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  10. europasicewolf avatar

    It that’s writers block then it’s not so bad as I thought! lol now I have my answer to it….write about nothing! In fact better still write about Aquatom’s Writers Block and I will surely be onto a winner! Very creative writers block…well done!!

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